GENUS : ERYSIPELOTHRIX

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae General characteristics:

. Slender, non-motile, facultative anaerobic rods

Non-sporulating,

gram-positive,

. Swine is major reservoir Pathogenicity and clinical features: Most human cases of disease are related to occupational exposure, i.e. direct inoculation from animals and animal products, like in fish handlers, fishers, butchers